Mahon, Mississippi

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Mahon, Mississippi
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Mahon
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Mahon
Mahon (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°48′53″N89°30′55″W / 34.81472°N 89.51528°W / 34.81472; -89.51528
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marshall
Elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID692035 [1]

Mahon is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Mahon was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1919. [2] The community was named for John Mahon. [3]

The population in 1900 was 41. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mahon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  196.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 163.